Thank you, Mr. President, for your recognition. I rise today with my colleagues from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Heitkamp and Senator Cortez Masto, to talk about how the Republicans' latest and most heartless healthcare…

Thank you very much, I say to Senator Cortez Masto. Today, you can at least tell your chairwoman that this bill has been withdrawn. There is not going to be a further vote on it. But I would urge her--and I know you know this well--we need…

I say to Senator Cortez Masto, thank you so much. Thank you for bringing the statements forward from Chairwoman Torres. She has every right to be concerned. The short answer to her question is, yes, we don't want to go back. Chairwoman…

let me thank my colleague Senator Heitkamp for her great advocacy today for Native Americans. I have known her for a long time. In every public service job she has had--whether it was the State tax commissioner of North Dakota or the…

We have to have a way to communicate with our police and first responders collectively.

We must remain vigilant to ensure that any future health care bill does not cut into the health care needs of human trafficking victims in Indian Country.

I think it is up to us who work in this arena and work on the issue itself to begin just that process much like what happened on the Navajo Nation in helping them realize it is important that they buy in on this and we all work together on…

What can be done on your end to resolve these pending approvals in a timely manner? What can your office do to make sure these types of delays do not happen again?

I definitely agree that sometimes the best innovation and more often than not, the innovation happens at the front lines by the staff doing the work.

Thank you for calling GAO, the BIE and the IHS back here so the agencies can update the Committee on their progress.

The same question to Ms. Emrey-Arras, do you believe BIA has taken the issues surrounding Indian education outlined in the High Risk Report seriously or could they be doing more?

Can I get your commitment to see if the Bureau can resolve this issue internally to follow up with my staff and the school if congressional action is needed?